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Live and learn有关【lie撒谎】的用法1.Tell a lie说谎2.Lie one’s way out of danger撒谎使某人摆脱危险3.Lie one’s way into trouble撒谎以致于陷入困境4.Lie to somebody对某人撒谎How could you lie to me? 你怎么可以对我撒谎？5.White lie善意的谎言6.Give the lie to something证明•••是虚假的，不真实的。

These statistics give the lie to the claim that inflation(n.通货膨胀) is under control.这些统计数字戳穿了通货膨胀已经得到控制的谎言。

7.Lie through your teeth满口谎言，睁着眼睛说瞎话The witness was clearly lying through teeth. 那证人分明是再睁着眼睛说瞎话。

English Kaleidoscope【智慧】关于梦想的十个谎言Ten Lies You’ll Hear Before Pursuing Your DreamHere are ten ill-advised tips (lies) people will likely tell you when you decide to pursue your dreams（v.实现你的梦想）and the reasons why they are dreadfully（adv.可怕地，糟糕地）mistaken:1. You can follow your dreams someday, but right now you need to buckle down（v.稳住）and be responsible.Someday? When is ”someday”? “Someday” is not a day at all. It’s a foggy generalization （n.模糊的概念）of a time that will likely never come. Today is the only day guaranteed to you. Today is the only day you can begin to make a difference in your life. And pursuing your dreams is what life is all about. So don’t be irresponsible（adj.不负责任的）. Don’t wait until “someday.” Make tod ay the first day of the rest of your new life.2. You’re totally screwed（adj.完蛋、失败的）if it doesn’t work out.Wrong! You’re not even close to being screwed.In fact, the worst case scenario is that things don’t work out and you have to go back to doing exa ctly what you are doingright now.3. It’s safer to stay at your day job.Sure, I suppose. But you know what’s even safer than that? Going home, locking yourself in your bedroom, and never, ever coming out. And just like that, you will have flushed（v.冲刷）your entire life and your dreams down the toilet. Remember, safer doesn’t always mean better.4. That’s impossible!It’s only impossible if you never do anything about it. The reason certain things seem impossible is simply because nobody has achieved them yet. But this doesn’t mean that with your help these things won’t become possible in the future.If you truly dedicate yourself to an end result, almost anything is possible. You just have to want it bad enough.5.Only a lucky few “make it.”（只有少数的幸运儿才能成功）That’s because those lucky few got off their rear ends and did something about it! They had the drive（n.驱动力）, determination, and willpower（n.意志力）that you have right now. You can be one of them. It’s up to you（由你决定）, and only you.6. You might fail. And failing is bad.Failures are simply stepping stones to success. No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something: win–win（双赢）. The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because yo u’re too scared to make a mistake.If you can’t handle failure, then you can’t handle success either.7. You don’t have access to the right resources.It’s not about having the right resources; it’s about exploiting（v.开发）the resources you do have access to. Stevie Wonder couldn’t see, so he exploited his sense of hearing into a passion for music, and he now has twenty-five Grammy Awards（n.格莱美奖）to prove it. Get it?8. You need more money saved before you can take the first step.You don’t need more money. You need a plan. You need a budget.Eliminate（v.排除）ALL the nonessential（adj.不重要的，非本质的）costs in your life. If pursuing your dream requires you to leave your day job, figure out the absolute minimum amount（n.最少量）of income that you realistically（adv.实际的）require to live. Studying those who have succeeded with similar ventures（n.冒险）also helps. But above all, take baby steps. Don’t be foolish and assume that you must have a certain amount of money saved right now, or that you must quit your day job today in order to pursue your dreams. Instead, ask yourself, “What actions can I take right now with the money and resources I have right now that will bring me closer to desired goal?”9. You don’t need any help. It’s smarter to go after it alone.You are the sum of the people you spend the most time with. If you hang with the wrongpeople, they will negatively（adv.消极地）affect you. But if you hang with the right people, you will be far more capable（adj.能干的）and powerful than you ever could have been alone. Find your tribe（n.部落，群体）and work together to make a difference in all of your lives.10. That sounds like a lot of hard work.You’re darn right it does! But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth it. I think success in life hinges on（v.取决于）one key point: finding hard work you love doing. As long as you remain true to yourself and follow your own interests, values, and dreams, you can find success through passion.Perhaps most importantly, you won’t wake up a few years from now working in a career field you despise, wondering, How the heck am I going to do this for the next thirty years? So if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, don’t stop. You’re onto something big.Because hard work ain’t hard when you concentrate on your passions and dreams.Disregard（v.漠视）these misguided（adj.误导的）bits of nonsense and you’ll be well on your way to fulfilling（v.实现）your dreams. Now get out there and make a splash!【参考译文】你追逐梦想之前听到的十种谎言这里有十条没脑筋的建议（谎话）和他们被误解的原因，这些都是当你决定要追逐你梦想的时候，人们最可能告诉你的。